VIEW: Regime change in the Arab world

Excluding the Islamists is a recipe for disaster, while inclusion can breed moderation. The necessities of politics are bound to dilute ideological purity. The challenge is not how to destroy

Last chance for Mideast peace

George W. Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert are letting what could be the last, best opportunity to resolve the world’s most dangerous conflict slip through their fingers. Unless

Democracy Declared, Not Practised

In a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak, amendments to 34 articles of the constitution were approved last week in a national referendum. While

Brotherhood trial run

The Muslim Brotherhood ought to be brought fully into politics, if only to find out what they truly intend The Egyptian parliament recently approved controversial amendments to the Egyptian constitution,

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue

The Religion factor in the Palestine issue First I would like to hint that I don’t attack the Jewish people or their religion here as I respect all religions and

MB Is Not Opposed To Dialogue With US Despite Reservations

The Meeting between the head of the MB parliamentary bloc with the US Congress delegation raised many inquiries in both Egyptian and Western arenas around the nature of this dialogue

Arab Perspective: Playing US Politics with Iraqi Blood for Oil

Bracing for 2008 presidential election, US Democrats in opposition and the ruling Republicans have embroiled the American public in a political crisis between the executive and legislative powers over deadlines

Promoting Diversity, Dialogue and Solidarity

The first Euro-Mediterranean Youth Parliament will bring together students from Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Autonomous Territories - and Israel, among others. The young participants have now met

Israel vs. Bush & the Neoconservatives on Syria?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Damascus makes perfect sense as domestic US politics. The Democratic Party is developing its own foreign policy, different from that of Bush,

Justice Overturns Azhar Decisions Against MB Students

Egyptian Administrative Court overturned Al-Azhar University decisions of dismissing 32 students and denying them access to ..